Used Postage Stamps For Charity (UK)

Millions of people, young and old, are stamp collectors (philatelists), and philately is an educational and fun hobby.Couple this with helping charities as well, keeping stamps out of landfill, and instead recycling stamps to collectors!!!!!

This is a webpage listing charities in the UK which collect used postage stamps to raise money for charity. Charities find used stamps, which they then sort, and sell on to collectors and philatelists, an excellent source of extra income, and you are helping save the environment and reduce waste by not binning them! What could be better?

Whether your stamps are recent or old, common or rare, wherever they come from across the world, every stamp can be saved!

The charities/ volunteers listed below collect used postage stamps for charities. Please send your used stamps to any of them, all donations of stamps will be most gratefully received! Contact us to add your charity to the directory list (make sure that you contact us from time to time to update the "address last confirmed" date. )Our Facebook Page / Twitter

Website last updated: November 1st 2016

NOTE: Please ensure that adequate postage is applied to your package

CHARITIES WHICH NEED YOUR USED POSTAGE STAMPS:

RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)the society that pays for the lifeboats that mean hundreds of lives are saved each year around Britain's coast. RNLI stamps, care/of Lara,7 Speedwell, Brixham Devon,TQ5 9MJ,England(please note this is not a head office address, but is simply a local unpaid volunteer. Please only send stamps,no other correspondence. Receipt confirmations available upon request, please include an address for same!) International and UK postage stamps equally welcome. email happy.lara.smiles@gmail.com for her stamp collecting. ﻿﻿Address Last Confirmed: Nov 2016

The South Devon Players theatre & film companyAn awardwinning (and featured on national BBC TV) theatre and film company specialising in period and historical drama.Please send in envelopes that fit through a letter box thanks. The South Devon Playersc/o Chestnut Community Centre1-3 Poplar CloseBrixhamDevon TQ5 0SAwww.southdevonplayers.comAddress Last Confirmed: Oct 2016

Band of Rescuers help lots of different animals in need but mainly unwanted or abandoned cats and kittens. We also scan dead and live animals who are lost to help reunite them with their owners. We do home visits for all animals adopted from us and we ensure that the animals are either spayed or neutered before they go to new homes or we recall them if they are not old enough at that time. We need to raise money to pay for food for the animals in our care and of course vet fees as every one comes with costs. Kathy Bowerman14 Hill View,YorkYO31 1HZ.https://www.facebook.com/bandofrescuers/Address Last Confirmed: Sept 2016

French Bulldog Rescue GB (FBRGB) is one of only two registered charities who specialise in the rescue of French Bulldogs, we are a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home French Bulldogs in need from private rescue groups, and owners here in Great Britain. All the dogs are neutered and our goal is to place healthy and happy French Bulldogs into well-matched, carefully screened forever homes. Please send stamps toFBRGB,43 REGNUM DRIVE,SHAW,NEWBURY,BERKSHIRE,RG142HFhttp://www.frenchbulldogrescuegb.co.uk/Address Last Confirmed: Feb 2016Reaching the Unreachedis a grassroots organisation working in rural villages in South India supporting orphaned and destitute children, and the very poorest families living on the margins of society. We have four Children’s Villages, our own schools and the children in our care are supported through college until they are independent young adults. We also support the poorest children in their own homes so they can attend school, build decent homes for homeless families, dig bore wells to give rural villages clean, safe water and have a microfinance scheme to help rural women set up their own enterprises. Please leave approximately 1cm of envelope bordering each stamp - the rest of the envelope can be discarded which will make them cheaper to send. Please send stamps to:

RNIB (Royal National Insitute For The BlindPlease leave approximately 1cm of envelope bordering each stamp. The rest of the envelope can be discarded (which will make it cheaper to send). Please separate the stamps into:1) British2) OverseasThe value of a stamp does not matter, so 1p stamps can be grouped together with £1 stamps.Collected stamps should be sent to:RNIB Stamp Recycling, PO Box 185, BENFLEET, SS7 9BHAddress Last Confirmed: Jan 2016

The CLA Charitable Trusthelps disabled and disadvantaged people in England and Wales to experience and learn about the countryside, by giving grants to organisations who provide them with education, recreation and facilities.The CLA Charitable Trust16 Belgrave SquareLondonSW1X 8PQTel: 020 7460 7941www.cla.org.uk/charitabletrustAddress Last Confirmed: Oct 2015

Post Pals is a small charity run solely by volunteers who are dedicated to making seriously ill children and their siblings smile by the sending of cards, letters, little gifts, support and friendship.Please send stamps toPost PalsPO Box 278LeatherheadSurreyKT23 4WNAddress Last Confirmed: Sept 2015

Together Trust The Together Trust (registered charity number: 209782) provides care, education and support for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities, autism and emotional needs. Our services include residential homes, domiciliary care, specialist schools and a foster ing service for hard to place children. Every year we help over 1400 children and adults to overcome very significant barriers giving them the most positive future possible.Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put onTogether Trust centreSchools HillCheadleSK8 1JENatalie.garside@togethertrust.org.ukAddress Last Confirmed: May 2015

Zoe's Place Baby Hospiceprovides palliative, respite and end of life care to babies and infants from 0 - 5 years, who suffer with life threatening or life limiting conditions that require 27/7 care.Zoe's Place Baby Hospice LiverpoolLife Health CentreYew Tree LaneWest DerbyLiverpoolL12 9HHAddress Last Confirmed: July 2015

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Funding NeuroGeason House145 North StreetGlasgowG3 7DAAddress Last Confirmed: April 2015

HospiscareHospiscare is the hospice charity for Exeter, Mid and East Devon providing end of life care for local people and support for their families and friends too, caring for 750 patients in their homes and the hospice, free of charge every day of the year.HospiscareDryden RoadExeterEX2 5JJAddress Last Confirmed: March 2015

Cancer Research UKI wonder if you would consider detailing our stamp appeal we are running in aid of Cancer research UK?You can join us in the fight to beat cancer by cutting stamps off envelopes and sending them to the address below to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK!In aid of Cancer Research UKStamp AppealPO BOX 6107StromnessKW16 3ABAddress Last Confirmed: December 2014

Oldham CatsWe are a small volunteer run charity which rescues and rehomes cats and kittens in Oldham, Middleton and other areas in Greater Manchester.Please send stamps to:Oldham CatsToynton Villa CatterySaxon StreetMiddleton Manchester M24 2ADAddress Last Confirmed: November 2014

Leukaemia CAREHow to donate used stamps1. Cut the stamp off the envelope 2. Leave approximately 1cm of envelope bordering each stamp. 3. Please separate the stamps into British and Overseas (Jersey, Guernsey, Eire and Isle of Man are classed as overseas).The value of a stamp does not matter, so different values can be grouped and sent together. Collected stamps should be sent to:Leukaemia CAREOne Birch CourtBlackpoleEast Worcester WR3 8SGAddress Last Confirmed: November 2014

Shooting Star Chase Children’s Hospice Care

We are a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, we are here to make every moment count. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.Shooting Star ChaseBridge HouseAddlestone RoadAddlestoneSurreyKT15 2UEAddress Last Confirmed: August 2014

Canine Partners'At Canine Partners our mission is to assist people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence and a better quality of life and, where possible, to help them into education and employment, through the provision of specially trained dogs for the disabled, whose well-being is a key consideration.

More than 1.2 million people in the UK use a wheelchair, and a significant number of those would benefit from a canine partner. We tailor make our dogs to each applicant’s individual needs, training them to help with everyday tasks such as opening and shutting doors, unloading the washing machine, picking up dropped items, pressing buttons and switches and getting help in an emergency. We train dogs for the disabled with even the most complex conditions including members of HM Armed Forces.'It costs £5,000 to fund a puppy's first year of training

Children's Safety Education FoundationMore than 700 children die each year in the UK as a result of an unintentional injury. Keeping safe starts with good education. Help us to reduce the number of child victims by making safety education accessible to every child in the UK.Send your stamps toTerry TraynorChildren's Safety Education Foundation31 Crofton AvenueTimperleyCheshire WA15 6BZAddress Last Confirmed: Feb 2013

St Lukes HospiceI am raising money for St Lukes Hospice in Plymouth ,Charity No.280681 by collecting donated used postage stamps, stamp collections or anything to do with philately, i.e. First Day Covers, Presentation packs etc.Donations, large or small can be sent to the following addressST LUKES WAREHOUSEHUXLEY CLOSEPLYMPTONPL7 4JN.Address Last Confirmed: Dec 2012

NBFA (National Benevolent Fund for the Aged)This is a charity that aims to reduce isolation and loneliness in vulnerable older people in the UK.www.nbfa.org.ukPlease send stamps to:NBFA, P.O. Box 6198, Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 9XT (please note this is not a head office address, please only send stamps, no other correspondance. Reciept confirmations available upon request !) Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put onInternational and UK postage stamps equally welcome.Address confirmed May 1st 2012

OxfamVolunteers sort stamps that come into the Banbury Oxfam shop and sell them to other collectors. This raises valuable funds to help Oxfam support those in need across the world.Drop them into your local Oxfam shop, or send to: Oxfam BookshopBear Inn, Market PlaceBanburyOX16 5NWAddress confirmed May 7th 2012

LUCIA (Life Uplifted by Change In Africa')This is a charity which helps people (womens groups, healthcare etc) in AfricaUsed Stamps, P.O. Box 224, The Guild, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands. B15 2TU. United Kingdom.Address Last Confirmed: May 2010

St Francis HospiceThis is a Christian hospice helping people who need cancer care.Fundraising, The Hall, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford. RM4 1QH.Address Last Confirmed: May 2010

CRY Stamps and Collectables,27 High Street, Eastleigh, Southampton, SO50 5LF, UK. CRY (Care and Relief for the Young) is a Christian charity dedicated to caring for disadvantaged, destitute and suffering children, young people and their families.CRY aims to rescue and restore young lives broken by poverty, oppression, exclusion and abuse and to provide appropriate opportunities for a better future.Address Last Confirmed: May 2010

Leprosy Mission (TLM)Our mission is to minister in the name of Jesus Christ to the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of individuals and communities disadvantaged by leprosy; working with them to uphold human dignity and eradicate leprosy.

LEPRA the British charity for the worldwide relief of leprosy and kindred diseases. Any stamps and anything philatelic, plus postcards,used or unused are acceptable. David Fagence; 43 Fairway; Carshalton; Surrey; SM5 4HR; United KingdomAddress Last Confirmed: May 2010

BRITTLE BONE SOCIETYThe Brittle Bone Society collects and then sells on all types of used stamps..Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put onSend stamps (you can also send coins and postcards to this address, the older the better!) to:

DHIVERSEThis charity works to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS. They accept postcards as well as stamps.To donate unwanted stamps or postcards please either drop them into one of their centres or send them via post to:Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put onThe Stamps TeamDHIVERSEOffice BDales BreweryGwydir StreetCambridgeCB1 2LJ

Carers’ Centre Hull is collecting used stamps to raise further funds so please send us your stamps.We can raise money from both British and overseas stamps. It doesn't matter if they have already been used, or if they are everyday first or second class stamps.When you are next coming into Hull please pop them into the Centre or alternatively post them to:Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put on

Animal SOS Sri LankaAnimal SOS Sri Lanka is a UK registered charity who recycles used stamps, going some way to funding their vital work with the stray animals in Sri Lanka. Animal SOS Sri Lanka own a 4-acre plot in south Sri Lanka which is an emergency veterinary clinic to treat sick and injured stray animals and a safe-haven for the vulnerable and abused. Any funding enables them to save the lives of many otherwise doomed animals, providing high standards of veterinary care inclding blood screening and postoperative care after sterilisation - which is vital to ensure the survival of the animals.Please ensure correct postage is put on bulky envelopes, as we cannot afford to pay to retrieve them from the sorting office if insufficient postage is put on

Gambia Horse and Donkey TrustWe are a small UK based charity working in The Gambia to reduce rural poverty through improving the welfare and management of working equines. We do this through a combintaion of educational programmes and also provide veterinary care for any animals who require it. The Gambian farmers rely on their horses and donkeys for both farming and transport, so by improving the lives of the animals we are also in tuen improving the lives of their owners. Please sseparate stamps into UK and Overseas and send to Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust, Brewery Arms Cottage, Stane Street, Ockley, Surrey. RH5 5THAddress Last Confirmed: Jan 2012

ThatuThatu was created in the UK in 2004 by a handful of people who had been inspired by the initiatives of many communities working against the odds in South Africa.We support such self-help and home-grown projects in poorly resourced communities in South Africa so that they can flourish and reach their full potential – sustaining the future.Please send stamps to:Thatu Stamp Appeal,179 Lyham Road, London SW2 5PY

Just send an email with what charity its for, a few words about the charity so that people know what cause they are supporting, if its not clear from the name, and an email/website where people can ask for the postal address of where to send the stamps. This listing is free, and kept up to date, so if things change, just contact me to have the listing edited or removed.

Just to clarify from a recent query. Used Stamps For Charity is not in itself a registered charity. That is because registered charities need a turnover of at least £5,000 per annum. We are a small group of three volunteers, we make no money and no income from anything we do - we host the directories of charities which need used stamps, from social media (which is free) and a Weebly hosted website (which is also free).We need no money to do this, we do not accept any donations to do this. There is no point in doing so.Donations of used stamps are not sent to us, they are sent directly to the charities in the directory, so we don't even physically handle or see the donations.Anyone with queries may contact any or all of the organisations/ volunteers listed, to confirm this is the case.

Posters to print and share in your workplace or school - please share them to remind people to save their stamps - or to add their charity! Please send your poster to be added.